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US11788322B2
US11788322B2 US17/141,243 US202117141243A US11788322B2 US 11788322 B2 US11788322 B2 US 11788322B2 US 202117141243 A US202117141243 A US 202117141243A US 11788322 B2 US11788322 B2 US 11788322B2
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  • the present invention relates to an electric lock, and more particularly, to an electric lock having an improved clutch mechanism.
  • an electric lock can be operated in an electronic control mode or a manual control mode.
  • the electronic control mode locking or unlocking operation is performed according to an input instruction of a user.
  • the manual control mode the user uses a manual control member of the electric lock to perform locking or unlocking operation.
  • the electric lock usually has a clutch mechanism to prevent mutual interference between the electronic control mode and the manual control mode.
  • the clutch mechanism of the electric lock of the prior art has a more complex structure and more components, such that the appearance design of the electric lock is limited and the electric lock has poorer reliability.
  • the present invention relates to an electric lock and a clutch mechanism thereof.
  • the electric lock of the present invention comprises a housing, a clutch mechanism and a manual control member.
  • the housing is formed with a driving structure and a shaft hole.
  • the driving structure has a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface and a bottom surface located between bottom portions of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface.
  • the clutch mechanism comprises a driving member having a pushing structure, an elastic member arranged on the driving member for abutting against the driving structure, a rotating member having a pushed structure, and a motor configured to drive the driving member to rotate relative to the driving structure.
  • the manual control member is connected to the rotating member through the shaft hole.
  • the elastic member is configured to abut against the first or second inclined surface to push the driving member to move toward the rotating member, so as to allow the pushing structure to abut against the pushed structure, in order to further drive the rotating member to rotate the manual control member.
  • the clutch mechanism of the electric lock of the present invention comprises a driving member, an elastic member, a rotating member and a motor.
  • the driving member has a pushing structure.
  • the elastic member is arranged on the driving member for abutting against a driving structure on a housing of the electric lock.
  • the driving structure has a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface and a bottom surface located between bottom portions of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface.
  • the rotating member has a pushed structure.
  • the motor is configured to drive the driving member to rotate relative to the driving structure.
  • the elastic member When the motor drives the driving member to rotate relative to the driving structure along a first rotating direction, the elastic member is configured to abut against the first inclined surface to push the driving member to move toward the rotating member, so as to allow the pushing structure to abut against the pushed structure, in order to further drive the rotating member to rotate along the first rotating direction.
  • the elastic member When the motor drives the driving member to rotate relative to the driving structure along a second rotating direction, the elastic member is configured to abut against the second inclined surface to push the driving member to move toward the rotating member, so as to allow the pushing structure to abut against the pushed structure, in order to further drive the rotating member to rotate along the second rotating direction.
  • the second rotating direction is opposite to the first rotating direction.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an electric lock of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electric lock of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a driving structure of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a clutch mechanism and a manual control member of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the clutch mechanism of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing relative positions between a protrusion part of an elastic member and a driving structure of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a driving structure of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • an electric lock 100 of the present invention comprises a housing 110 , a clutch mechanism 120 , a manual control member 130 and a control circuit 140 .
  • the housing 110 is formed with a driving structure 112 and a shaft hole 114 .
  • the driving structure 112 has a first inclined surface S 1 , a second inclined surface S 2 and a bottom surface S 3 located between bottom portions of the first inclined surface S 1 and the second inclined surface S 2 .
  • the driving structure 112 further has a top surface S 4 connected to top portions of the first inclined surface S 1 and the second inclined surface S 2 .
  • the clutch mechanism 120 comprises a driving member 121 , an elastic member 122 , a rotating member 123 and a motor 124 .
  • the elastic member 122 is arranged on the driving member 121 for abutting against the driving structure 112 .
  • the motor 124 is configured to drive the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 .
  • the manual control member 130 is connected to the rotating member 123 through the shaft hole 114 .
  • the manual control member 130 comprises a knob 132 and a rotating shaft 134 .
  • the knob 132 is arranged at an outer side of the housing 110 .
  • the rotating shaft 134 is connected to the knob 132 , and passes through the shaft hole 114 and the driving member 121 to be connected to the rotating member 123 .
  • the control circuit 140 is configured to control the motor 124 to operate according to a command input by a user.
  • the rotating member 123 is configured to be connected to a latch (not shown in figures) of the electric lock 100 through a transmission rod (not shown in figures).
  • the transmission rod is driven by the rotating member 123 to move the latch to an unlocked position or a locked position.
  • the manual control member 130 can be used to rotate the rotating member 123 .
  • the control circuit 140 can be used to control the motor 124 to rotate to further drive the rotating member 123 to rotate through the driving member 121 .
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the clutch mechanism and the manual control member of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the clutch mechanism of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing relative positions between a protrusion part of the elastic member and the driving structure of the electric lock of the present invention.
  • the driving member 121 has a pushing structure P 1 .
  • the elastic member 122 has a main body 122 a and a protrusion part 122 b .
  • the main body 122 a is fixed to the driving member 121 .
  • the protrusion part 122 b is extended from the main body 122 a toward the driving structure 112 to abut against the driving structure 112 .
  • the protrusion part 122 b has a guiding plane F 3 and a plurality of inclined guiding surfaces F 1 , F 2 .
  • the rotating member 123 has a pushed structure P 2 corresponding to the pushing structure P 1 .
  • the clutch mechanism 120 further comprises a gear assembly 125 and a spring 126 .
  • the motor 124 is configured to drive the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 through the gear assembly 125 .
  • the spring 126 is arranged between the driving member 121 and the rotating member 123 , and configured to push the driving member 121 to move away from the rotating member 123 .
  • the guiding plane F 3 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 correspondingly abuts against the bottom surface S 3 of the driving structure 112 , such that the driving member 121 is away from the rotating member 123 . Therefore, when the driving member 121 is rotated, the pushing structure P 1 of the driving member 121 is unable to abut against the pushed structure P 2 of the rotating member 123 .
  • the control circuit 140 controls the motor 124 to drive the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 along a first rotating direction R 1 , and the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 is correspondingly moved up along the first inclined surface S 1 from the bottom surface S 3 of the driving structure 112 .
  • the inclined guiding surface F 1 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 further abuts against the first inclined surface S 1 to guide the protrusion part 122 b to move relative to the driving structure 112 , in order to further push the driving member 121 to move toward the rotating member 123 .
  • the driving member 121 When the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 is close to the top portion of the first inclined surface S 1 , the driving member 121 is adjacent to the rotating member 123 . As such, when the driving member 121 is further rotated (the guiding plane F 3 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 correspondingly abuts against the top surface S 4 of the driving structure 112 ), the pushing structure P 1 of the driving member 121 is configured to abut against the pushed structure P 2 of the rotating member 123 to further drive the rotating member 123 to rotate along the first rotating direction R 1 .
  • the rotating member 123 When the rotating member 123 is rotated along the first rotating direction R 1 , the manual control member 130 is correspondingly moved to a first position, and the latch of the electric lock 100 is correspondingly moved to a locked position.
  • the control circuit 140 further controls the motor 124 to drive the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 along a second rotating direction R 2 (opposite to the first rotating direction R 1 ), such that the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 is moved down along the first inclined surface 31 from the top surface S 4 of the driving structure 112 , in order to move the driving member 121 gradually away from the rotating member 123 (the spring 126 also pushes the driving member 121 to move away from the rotating member 123 ) until the guiding plane F 3 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 abuts against the bottom surface S 3 of the driving structure 112 . In the meantime, the electric lock 100 returns to the standby state.
  • the control circuit 140 controls the motor 124 to drive the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 along the second rotating direction R 2 , and the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 is correspondingly moved up along the second inclined surface S 2 from the bottom surface S 3 of the driving structure 112 .
  • the inclined guiding surface F 2 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 further abuts against the second inclined surface S 2 to guide the protrusion part 122 b to move relative to the driving structure 112 , so as to further push the driving member 121 to move toward the rotating member 123 .
  • the driving member 121 When the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 is close to the top portion of the second inclined surface S 2 , the driving member 121 is adjacent to the rotating member 123 . As such, when the driving member 121 is further rotated (the guiding plane F 3 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 correspondingly abuts against the top surface S 4 of the driving structure 112 ), the pushing structure P 1 of the driving member 121 is configured to abut against the pushed structure P 2 of the rotating member 123 , so as to further drive the rotating member 123 to rotate along the second rotating direction R 2 .
  • the rotating member 123 When the rotating member 123 is rotated along the second rotating direction R 2 , the manual control member 130 is correspondingly moved to a second position, and the latch of the electric lock 100 is correspondingly moved to an unlocked position.
  • the control circuit 140 further controls the motor 124 to drive the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 along the first rotating direction R 1 , such that the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 is moved down along the second inclined surface S 2 from the top surface S 4 of the driving structure 112 , in order to move the driving member 121 gradually away from the rotating member 123 (the spring 126 also pushes the driving member 121 to move away from the rotating member 123 ) until the guiding plane F 3 of the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 abuts against the bottom surface S 3 of the driving structure 112 . In the meantime, the electric lock 100 returns to the standby state.
  • the user can also directly rotate the manual control member 130 when the electric lock 100 is in the standby state, so as to move the latch through the rotating member 123 .
  • the rotating member 123 is synchronously rotated along the first rotating direction R 1 to move the latch to the locked position;
  • the rotating member 123 is synchronously rotated along the second rotating direction R 2 to move the latch to the unlocked position.
  • the driving member 121 is away from the rotating member 123 when the electric lock 100 is in the standby state. Therefore, when the user rotates the manual control member 130 , the rotating member 123 does not interact with the driving member 121 .
  • the clutch mechanism 120 of the present invention can prevent the electric lock 100 from being damaged due to improper operation.
  • the motor 124 drives the driving member 121 to rotate relative to the driving structure 112 along the first rotating direction R 1 and the user rotates the manual control member 130 along the second rotating direction R 2
  • the rotating direction of the driving member 121 is opposite to the rotating direction of the rotating member 123
  • the protrusion part 122 b of the elastic member 122 can be further deformed to allow the driving member 121 to move backward, so as to avoid conflict between the pushing structure P 1 of the driving member 121 and the pushed structure P 2 of the rotating member 123 , which may cause component damage.
  • the clutch mechanism 120 of the electric lock of the present invention can smoothly perform the manual control mode and the electronic control mode.
  • the clutch mechanism 120 of the present invention can also prevent the electric lock 100 from being damaged due to improper operation.
  • the clutch mechanism of the electric lock has fewer components to reduce space occupied by the clutch mechanism. Therefore, the electric lock of the present invention can become thinner and have greater appearance design flexibility. Moreover, the clutch mechanism of the electric lock of the present invention has a simpler structure to prevent the electric lock from being damaged due to improper operation, thereby further improving reliability of the electric lock.

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